AF AMER 112ASunken Place: Racism, Survival, and Black Horror Aesthetic
African American Studies · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Inspired by Jordan Peele’s horror film Get Out (2017), use of horror films and fiction of artists like Peele, George A. Romero, Kasi Lemmons, Tananarive Due, and Toni Morrison—as well as short films by artists like activist Bree Newsome—to examine scope, role, and impact of Black horror, subset of horror genre that binds elements of history, sexuality, sociology, politics, African-based religions such as Vodun/Vodou, and morality tales to create mirror through which to view true-life struggles facing black population.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
- Fall 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
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Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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